How To Make Pear, Pomegranate and Spinach Salad

With the holidays just around the corner it’s definitely not too early to start planning your holiday menu. My family is going to be coming to my house this year so I know I’ve been thinking about what I’ll be serving already. Today I was thinking about which salads we’ll be having so I thought I’d test some out. I happened to have a bunch of pomegranates on hand so I decided to build a salad around those. I love how festive the arils look in this salad when paired with the greens, and of course I’m in love with the entire flavor combination of this salad!

I first tested a salad which was similar with bacon and believe it or not bacon just didn’t seem to have a place with this type of salad. It’s probably the first time I didn’t like bacon in something. I just love the fruitiness and sweetness of this salad without the overwhelming distraction of salty pork. I do however love the slight tang of the feta and depth of flavor from toasting the the nuts paired with the sweetness of this salad, they just balances things out. I also really enjoyed the faint honey flavor in the vinaigrette which I felt brought the salad and the dressing together while it’s gentle sweetness toned down the acidity of the dressing.

This salad has definitely made the cut for my holiday menu (I don’t think I’ll want to wait until the holidays thought to make it again)! I hope you love it too!

How To Make Pear, Pomegranate and Spinach Salad

How To Make Pear, Pomegranate and Spinach Salad

Ingredients

Salad

2/3cupchopped walnuts or pecans, toasted

3/4cuppomegranate arils

3ozfeta cheese, crumbled

1/2cupdried cranberries

2Bartlett pears(firm but ripe), cored and sliced

9ozbaby spinach

Dressing

1/4cupapple cider vinegar

3Tbspextra-virgin olive oil

1 1/2Tbsphoney

1tspdijon mustard

Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Whisk all dressing ingredients in a bowl to blend well. Place all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl, drizzle with desired amount of dressing then toss to evenly coat. Serve immediately.